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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s coverage wins award
Citing high ratings for accuracy and credibility, the Boston-based Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making has given the Milwaukee Journal…
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Databases, search engine help with research
The Resource Shelf Web site has posted a list of some health and safety databases, plus a search tool that…
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In Calif. lab, researchers put innovations to the test
Sandy Kleffman of the Contra Costa Times visited Kaiser Permanente’s Sidney R. Garfield Center for Health Care Innovation, where researchers…
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Newer technology not always more effective
Joe Rojas-Burke reported in The Oregonian on what he called “a widespread problem in the health care system: the tendency…
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Low-grade Chinese drywall may pose health risk
Aaron Kessler of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune looked into reports of low-grade Chinese drywall emitting foul-smelling gasses containing sulfur compounds that…
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Reports on health indicators, HIPAA released
The Institute of Medicine has proposed 20 specific health indicators to measure the overall health and well-being of Americans. These…
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Health spending in stimulus plan called ‘wasteful’
Congressional Republican leaders have outlined what they think are “wasteful provisions in the Senate version of the nearly $900 billion…
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Smuggled honey may contain dangerous antibiotics
Andrew Schneider of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer spent five months investigating “honey laundering,” the practice of smuggling Chinese honey into the…
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Law may hurt Boston medical convention business
Liz Kowalczyk of The Boston Globe reports that a new Massachusetts law restricting contact between doctors and pharmaceutical companies is…
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NTSB webcasting air ambulance safety hearing
Today the National Transportation Safety Board opened a four-day public hearing on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services operations.…
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